China targets 41 apps in privacy clamp
The Standard, December 20, 2019
Zooming out on Chinese surveillance technology
China Digital Times, December 18, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Hong Kong (香港)
警拘捕星火同盟四人涉洗黑錢 凍結七千萬 (Police arrest Spark Alliance staff on money laundering charges, to freeze donations)
Inmediahk.net, December 19, 2019
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Hong Kong police arrest 4 for ‘money laundering’ and freeze HK$70m used to support pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, December 19, 2019HSBC distances itself from police crackdown on protest fundraiser accused of money laundering
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2019上月關閉「星火」戶口 滙豐：非草率決定，與香港近況無關 (HSBC says closure of Spark Alliance's bank account in November was "unrelated to current HK situation")
Stand News, December 20, 2019
教育局命80被捕教師教學助理即時停職 楊潤雄：用更嚴厲行動「糾正錯誤」(80 teachers and teaching assistants arrested in relation to protests, Education Bureau says tougher action needed to "correct mistakes")
Ming Pao, December 20, 2019
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At least five Hong Kong teachers accused of protest-related misconduct were not given a chance to defend themselves before Education Bureau, union says
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2019
許智峯眾籌330萬私人檢控警暴 要求先披露內地製催淚彈成份 (Legislator Ted Hui crowdfunds to raise private prosecutions against police, including for protester shot with life-rounds and to press disclosure of tear gas ingredients)
Inmediahk.net, December 19, 2019
【龍門任警擺】6青年九龍城涉揮棍練Parkour被捕 星火律師跟進 (Six arrested for practising parkour while carrying sticks)
Apple Daily, December 19, 2019
Social workers take to Hong Kong streets to urge international community to join fight against city’s ‘humanitarian crisis’
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2019
Commentary (评论)
舉報、燒書、改章程⋯⋯「自由而無用」的靈魂，在中國遭遇了什麼？ (The fate of "free but useless" souls in China)
Initium, December 19, 2019
Sexual violence against Hong Kong protesters – what’s going on?
Amnesty International, December 19, 2019
Mesut Özil should be able to say what he likes about subjects he cares about
The Guardian, December 19, 2019
Nationalism Ruined My Chinese Friendships
SupChina, December 19, 2019
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
China's ambassador to Australia says reports of detention of 1m Uighurs 'fake news'
The Guardian, December 19, 2019
Uyghur Boy Dies in Ditch in Hotan While Parents in Jail, Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
為中國勞權發聲 中國勞動研究者及學生「被消失」(Chen Weixiang, scholar and labour rights activist, abducted and disappeared in Guangzhou along with volunteers)
Civil Media, December 18, 2019
鼓吹满独？旅芬中国学者王展被拘 (Scholar arrested for "inciting Manzhou independence")
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
澳門當局以危害公安或公共秩序 禁本港多間傳媒入境 (Multiple media outlets from Hong Kong barred from entering Macau on public security grounds)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 18, 2019
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Hong Kong Activists Barred From Travel to Macau on Day of Xi Visit
The Diplomat, December 19, 2019
China state TV axes interview with UK ambassador
Channel NewsAsia, December 18, 2019
Demand for Absolute Loyalty to Beijing at Chinese Universities Triggers Dissent
The Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2019
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Chinese Students Denounce Limits on Free Speech, in a Rare Protest
The New York Times, December 18, 2019China’s Fudan University students in flash mob for freedom of thought
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Daughter of jailed Uygur activist Ilham Tohti accepts EU prize in his name
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2019
Rights group wants Canada to take action against CGTN’s broadcast of forced confessions
China Digital Times, December 18, 2019
FC Cologne pull out of deal to run football academy in China
The Guardian, December 18, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China goes backwards on global gender equality list but does better on education
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2019
China fears Taiwan's democracy the most, island's president says in election pitch
Reuters, December 18, 2019
Chinese Police Work in Cambodia to Handle Chinese Suspects
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2019
Xi Jinping Thought charts course for SARs' growth
ECNS, December 18, 2019
A Surveillance Net Blankets China’s Cities, Giving Police Vast Powers
The New York Times, December 17, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US finalising rules to limit sensitive technology exports to China and other rivals, report says
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong gov’t defends practice of suspending civil servants under police investigation
Hong Kong Free Press, December 19, 2019
2歲男童認塗鴉警署獲頒兩年保護令 刑毀罪撤銷 (12-year-old who sprayed graffiti on wall of police station receives child protection order, has charges dismissed)
Inmediahk.net, December 19, 2019
UK urges China to open dialogue with Hong Kong on 1984 declaration anniversary
Reuters, December 19, 2019
「匡民會」接觸反送中運動被告 聲稱可提供萬元現金援助 前身為「反佔中」組織 (Pro-Beijing group active during Umbrella Movement pretended to be "volunteers" supporting arrested protesters and tried to fish information on their court cases)
Stand News, December 18, 2019
Pro-democracy lawmakers in push to invoke special Legco powers to launch investigation into alleged police brutality amid Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2019
Leaked internal document reveal Hong Kong police to ask gov’t for manpower, supplies and pay boost
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2019
Children of the revolution: the Hong Kong youths ready to 'sacrifice everything'
The Guardian, December 15, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Video: Hong Kong is showing the world how to protest anonymously in an era of mass surveillance
Quartz, December 19, 2019
Interactive: Why Hong Kong’s Property Tycoons Are Beijing’s Scapegoats
Bloomberg, December 19, 2019
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Mike Pompeo backs Mesut Özil in criticism of China's Uighur persecution
The Guardian, December 18, 2019
Related:
Toure against Ozil’s public rebuke of China’s crackdown
Associated Press, December 17, 2019Mesut Özil row: China's Arsenal fans burns shirts in anger at Xinjiang post
The Guardian, December 16, 2019
Indonesia Muslim groups deny China lobbying sways views on Uighurs
Reuters, December 17, 2019
Arrest of Activists in Kazakhstan Likely Linked to Criticism of Plan to Deport Chinese Nationals
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Three Tibetans Detained in China’s Gansu Ahead of ‘Sensitive’ Anniversary
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
无国界记者：中国占全球被任意关押记者中的三分之一 (Reporters Without Borders says one third of journalists arbitrarily detained worldwide are in China)
Voice of America, December 17, 2019
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RSF yearly round-up: “historically low” number of journalists killed in 2019
Reporters Without Borders, December 16, 2019
South China Morning Post reporter denied entry into Macau to cover Xi Jinping’s visit for 20th anniversary handover celebrations
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2019
Chinese 'rumors' and 'cyber armies' - Taiwan fights election 'fake news'
Reuters, December 17, 2019
Beijing censures Malaysia over fresh South China Sea claim
Reuters, December 17, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
In rural China, elderly transgender Sister Liu longs for family life
Reuters, December 17, 2019
Hundreds of Chinese citizens told me what they thought about the controversial social credit system
The Conversation, December 17, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Human rights in Hong Kong, Xinjiang raised in China-EU meeting
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Czech cybersecurity chief fired amid dispute over Huawei security threat
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Why Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing camp may have to get used to losing
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2019
Hong Kong protests: police commander in charge of Polytechnic University siege hits out at accusations of ‘humanitarian crisis’
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2019
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【理大衝突】西九總區指揮官卓孝業：倘暴徒無後果離開 造成法治民智災難 (A "disaster for rule of law if rioters allowed to leave without consequences," says police commander in charge of PolyU siege)
Ming Pao, December 18, 2019
11.4 將軍澳警民衝突 男商人被警打爆頭縫十針 被控襲警 控方證據不足撤銷控罪 (Protester who was beaten by police officer and then charged with assaulting police officer has charges dismissed for lack of evidence)
Stand News, December 18, 2019
段崇智膺《泰晤士高等教育》年度人物 (Vice Chancellor of CUHK Rocky Tuan on list of Times Higher Education people of the year for standing with students during protest confrontation on campus)
Citizen News, December 18, 2019
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People of the year: who mattered in higher education in 2019
Times Higher Education, December 17, 2019
監警會接逾1400反修例相關投訴 首階段報告不提721、831、新屋嶺 (IPCC received over 1,400 complaints related to protests by mid-December 2019, but first report to be released in late January will only provide "purely factual descriptions" of three major incidents before July 1)
Ming Pao, December 17, 2019
Hong Kong school principals’ leader wants amnesty for protest-related arrests, on both sides
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2019
Hong Kong police not obligated to show search warrant to eye injury victim while obtaining medical records, court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2019
驚人數字：被捕人數已高於全港監獄在囚人數 (Number of protesters arrested has exceeded current prison population)
Inmediahk.net, December 17, 2019
首度露餡 ! 當年港英放生緊急法的檔案啟示 (Leaked documents reveal hints on why Emergency Regulation Ordinance was not scrapped during handover)
Inmediahk.net, December 17, 2019
【抗暴之戰】被困醫院24天遭禁上網如坐監 理大廚房佬轟政府未審先判 (Protester-cook who stayed in PolyU during siege trapped in psychiatric ward for 24 days, denied request to check out)
Apple Daily, December 16, 2019
Hongkongers living in mainland China say safety and friendships are on the line amid protests
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2019
Commentary (评论)
當愛情路上出現了 四十八個小時的「停頓」(Police detention: A sudden 48-hour break in love)
Ming Pao, December 12, 2019
【工運要人．3】欲罷，不能？ 專訪「醫管局員工陣線」籌委 ("To strike or not to strike" is not the only question: Interview with hospital staff union)
Stand News, December 17, 2019
Xi Jinping can blame his centralisation of power for a rotten 2019 – and maybe an even worse 2020
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2019
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Arsenal star Mesut Ozil deceived by ‘fake news’ on Xinjiang, China says
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2019
Related:
People in China don’t quite know why they are boycotting Arsenal player Mesut Özil
Quartz, December 15, 2019厄齐尔恐遭北京封杀 国际体坛的中国红线 (China enforces red line in global sports scene again as Ozil faces backlash for voicing support for Uyghurs)
Deutsche Welle, December 17, 2019
Why China’s Xinjiang Propaganda Fails
The Diplomat, December 16, 2019
Indonesian Muslim Groups Urge China to Stop Violating Uyghur Rights
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2019
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